Text of MN SF 2294 (2025)
Male participation in female athletics restriction provision, male access to female changing facilities restriction provision, and criminal penalties provision
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As introduced
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A bill for an act
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relating to education; restricting male student participation in female athletics;
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restricting male access to female changing facilities; providing criminal penalties;
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amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.04, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding
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a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A;
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135A.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
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to read:
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Subd. 1a. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "male" means a person with a
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heterogametic sex chromosome pair consisting of one X chromosome and one Y
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chromosome.
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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
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Subd. 3. Exceptions. (a) Notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary, in athletic
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programs operated by educational institutions or public services and designed for participants
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12 years old or older or in the 7th grade or above, it is not an unfair discriminatory practice
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to restrict membership on an athletic team to participants of one sex whose overall athletic
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opportunities have previously been limited. Consistent with this section, in no case may
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male students try out for or participate on a female-only team. A male student who
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participates on a female-only team is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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(b) When an educational institution or a public service provides athletic teams for children
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11 years old or younger or in the 6th grade or below, those teams shall be operated without
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restrictions on the basis of sex, except that when overall athletic opportunities for one sex
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2294
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: LUCERO and Westrom)
OFFICIAL STATUS
D-PG
DATE
Introduction and first reading
03/10/2025
Referred to Education Policy
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have previously been limited and there is a demonstrated interest by members of that sex
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to participate on a team restricted to members of that sex, the educational institution or
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public service may provide a team restricted to members of that sex. Consistent with this
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section, in no case may students of the male sex try out for or participate on a female-only
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team. A male student who participates on a female-only team is guilty of a petty
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misdemeanor.
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(c) When two teams in the same sport are in fact separated or substantially separated
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according to sex, the two teams shall be provided with substantially equal budgets per
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participant, exclusive of gate receipts and other revenues generated by that sport, and in all
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other respects shall be treated in a substantially equal manner. However, nothing in this
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section shall be construed to require the two teams to conduct combined practice sessions
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or any other combined activities related to athletics.
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(d) If two teams are provided in the same sport, one of these teams may be restricted to
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members of a sex whose overall athletic opportunities have previously been limited, and
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members of either sex shall be permitted to try out for the other team.
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(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), any wrestling team
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may be restricted to members of one sex whether or not the overall athletic opportunities
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of that sex have previously been limited, provided that programs or events are provided for
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each sex to the extent the educational institution or public service determines that these
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programs or events are necessary to accommodate the demonstrated interest of each sex to
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participate in wrestling.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
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committed on or after that date.
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Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
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Subd. 5. Rules. The commissioner of education, after consultation with the commissioner
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of human rights must promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 14 to implement this
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section to prevent discrimination in elementary and secondary school athletic programs
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operated by educational institutions. The rules promulgated by the commissioner pursuant
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to this section shall not require athletic competition or tournaments for teams whose
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membership may be restricted to members of a sex whose overall athletic opportunities
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have previously been limited to be scheduled in conjunction with the scheduling of athletic
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competition or tournaments for teams whose membership is not so restricted by this section.
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Any organization, association, or league, including the Minnesota State High School League,
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entered into by elementary or secondary schools or public services for the purpose of
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promoting sports or adopting rules and regulations for the conduct of athletic contests
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between members shall provide rules and regulations and conduct its activities so as to
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permit its members to comply fully with this section. The rules of that organization,
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association or league may provide separate seasons for athletic competition or tournaments
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in a sport for teams whose membership may be restricted to members of a sex whose overall
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athletic opportunities have previously been limited from athletic competition or tournaments
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established for teams in that same sport whose membership is not so restricted by this
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section, and its rules may prohibit a participating student from competing on more than one
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school team in a given sport during a single school year.
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Sec. 4. [121A.213] DRESSING FACILITIES.
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Public school communal restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, shower rooms, and
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any other facility or setting where a student may be in a state of undress shall be designated
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female only or male only. A male who uses a female-only facility is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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For the purposes of this section, "male" means a person with a heterogametic sex
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chromosome pair consisting of one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
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committed on or after that date.
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Sec. 5. [135A.151] SINGLE-SEX ATHLETICS AND DRESSING FACILITIES
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POLICY.
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Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "male" means a person with
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a heterogametic sex chromosome pair consisting of one X chromosome and one Y
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chromosome.
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Subdivision 2. Applicability. This section applies to the following postsecondary
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institutions:
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(1) institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
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Universities or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; and
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(2) private postsecondary institutions that offer in-person courses on a campus located
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in Minnesota and which are eligible institutions as defined in section 136A.103.
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Subd. 3. Policy requirements. (a) Notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary,
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in athletic programs operated by postsecondary institutions, it is not an unfair discriminatory
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practice to restrict membership on an athletic team to participants of one sex. In no case
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may male students try out for or participate on a female-only team. A male student who
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participates on a female-only team is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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(b) Communal restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, shower rooms, and any other
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facility or setting where a student may be in a state of undress shall be designated female
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only or male only. A male who uses a female-only facility is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
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committed on or after that date.
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